Waistbelt



D. A. JAMES w'AIsTBELT Dec. 4 1923.

v' Filed Aprilnq.,

Patented Een. el, i923.

tiene Nai`v WAISTBELT. i

Application filed pril 17, 1922. Serial No. 553,885.

To all 207mm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, DAVID A, JAMES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough and county of Bronx, city and State of New York, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in l/Vaistbelts, of which the following is a'specification. 1

My improvements relate to waist or body belts of the expandible and contractable type, and are designed to simplify and cheapen the construction"thereof, while ren# dering such belts more durable, convenient, and comfortable for wear. y

'Vith these objects' in view, my invention consists in the specific construction, combination and arrangement of parts. and appurtenances herein described and claimed, whereby attain what may be designated as a telescopic7 effect,-distinctive features of the structure, considered in a' unitary sense, being a slidable connection or couplinglmember between the belt sections; and the fact that the elastic resilient portions thereof are detachable and replaceable, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth,-an incidental feature being the constructing ofthe coupling slide member out of a single piece or blank.

ln the accompanying drawings, I exemplify a practical embodiment of the essential features of my invention, although l do not wish to limit myself to the identical ferm and construction of parts shown, since various modiiications may be resorted to, in so far as minor details are concerned, without departing from the spirit and intent of my invention.

F ig. l, is a perspective view of my telescopic belt in closedv form, with the ends buckled together in a manner well known in the art;

FigqQ, is an elevation of one of my detachable elastic resilient replacements;

Fig. 8, is a section, upon an enlarged scale, taken upon plane of line 33, Fig. l;

Y Fig. li, is a transverse section taken upon plane of line 4 4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, is a view of the inner side of the slidable coupling member, unattached to the belt sections;

Fig. 6, is a transverse section taken `upon plane of line 6 6, Fig. 5;

Fig. 7, is a view of the blank from which said slidable coupling member is formed;

Fig. 8, is a view of the main or medial p0rtion of the belt, opened up in slack condition, the better to show the partsl and their eolrelation, the slidable coupling member being indicated in section; i'

Fig. 9, is a View similar to Fig. 2,` illustrating ya modification in the character of the elastic resilient medium employed. l

My telescopic belt consistsvessentially of two straps A and B, of leather or other flexible non-elastic material, the first, ,vwhieh l will for convenience ldesignate 4as the buckle strap, having the usualv buckle a, at-

tached to the outer end thereof, andthe other, QB, which forV a like reason l will designate as the tongue'strap, formed with the usual series of hole's'b, Z), for engage'-y ment with the tonguey of the buckle a, said straps A, and B, being movable upon and with relation to each other andibeing coupled together by a slide member S ;qand also of two elastic resilient sections E, E,.the one, E, attached to saidco'upling Slide member S, and to the buckle strap A, and the other E', being connected with vthe inner end -of the buckle strap A, and tothe tongue strap l. It is obvious however, that an alternative or reverse arrangement of parts i may be resorted to with like effect in thatv` the coupling slide S, may be attached to the buckle strap A and to the elastic resilient section E.

The attachment of these elastic resilienty sections E', to the parts named as above may be permanentif desired, as by sewing, riveting or otherwise, but l prefer to make said elastic resilient sect-ions E, E, detachable and replaceable by the use of snap fastenings consisting of studs f, f, and sockets f', f', after the manner of glove fastenings so called, and well known in the arts; in which case the ends of the elastic resilient sections E, E', are preferably formed with the sockets f', f. and the belt straps and copulative slide member S, with the studs lOl) f, f, as shown in the drawings, although an alternative arrangement of such snap fas-v tenings may be resorted to if desired with essentially likey results in so far as the functions of lsaid snap fastenings are concerned,-the mainv object being to render said elastic resilient sectionsy E, E', adaptable for use as replacements.

The yieldable portions of the elastic resilient sections E, E, may consist of rubber fabric e, e', as in most of thekfigures of the drawings, or, as indicated in the modification shown in FigyQ' of one or more retractile springs e2, c2, secured medi` lly between end portions ex, e, provided with detachable securing means as 'hereinbefore set forth.

In either case the result is the same in thatv the elastic resilience of the replacement sections E, E', While yielding under stress of use, tend constantly to hold the component parts of the belt taut and to compensate for changes in body position. In other words, the belt, vthus const ricted,adapts itself automatically to the varying exigeneies'. condi Y tions, and requirements of use Without discomfort to the wearer.

In this respect tbe slidable coupling S.,

performs an important function intelescopically linking vthe severe-l parts together in such manner that they are free to adept themselves to both expansive and contractiye stresse/ith the least possible frictional resistanee,tlie strain bein?,` equally dis-Y tributed throughout the Whole structure.

While not necessarily so, the coupling slide S. is prefereblymade from a single piece blank of suitable material, as indicated in Figs. `5, 6 and 7, the end extension 2, and the lateral side extensions Y3 3, of the medial portion 1.y of said blank being bent on the .ends of the replacements E, or E', as the cese may be, or said vsnap studsA f, f, may be separately formed and affixed. to the slide S, as may be desired, or found most expedient in manufacture. f

My telescopic belt is simple both in construction and operation, and durable in use because, es before stated,y the strain is distributed equzibly between the several parts,

the elastic resilient sections, of coursestending the brunt` of weer, but es these are replaceable, the life sind utility of the belt is extended indefinitely, because they may be replaced es required jwith facility, and at small expense as compared with that which would be involved in the discarding of the entire belt. Y

What I claim as my invention und desir to secure by Letters Patent is,

A telescopic belt of the character designated, comprising a` non-elastic buckle strap7 e non-elastic tongue strap, a coupling slide permanently attached to the end of one of seid straps and embracing the otherv strap, en elastic section detachably secured to one of said strapsby snep fastenings and detachably secured to said coupling slide by snap fastenings, and anotherelastic section detachably secured to both of said straps by snap fastenings, said coupling slide being formed in one piece with .attachment barbs, and -With snap studs, substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose set forth.

DAVID A. JAMES. Witnesses Giro. WM. Mnvr'r, DonoTHY M. Glimmer-mm1. 

